Time Will Tell (Aonung x y/n)

Say It

Aonungs pov

When we get back I feel guilty. I try looking for Neteyam but I can't. I see y/n and I immediately walk away. I can't let her know what I did. I see Tsireya playing with Tuk and feeding the ilu.

The sun starts setting and I get worried. Finally I see Neteyam walking back to his hut and I approach him. "I need to tell you something."

"You did what?" He says looking angry and worried at the same time. Oh no. He grabs me by the back of my neck and he drags me towards where his dad and Kiri are sitting.

"Tell him what you told me!" He demands. I shake his hand off my neck and look at him guiltily. "I took Lo'ak outside the reef and left him there." Jake quickly gets up and runs to Neytiri. I feel worried and then I see y/n looking at me with her eyes wide open.

She starts running after her dad as I try to call out to her.

Y/n pov

What. Was. He. Thinking. I am so mad at him. As if calling us freaks wasn't enough for him. Lo'ak could die because of him.

I run after my dad and tell Tsireya and Tuk. Most of the tribe is ready to go searching for him until my mother sees Lo'ak swimming back to shore. Once he reaches I push past everyone and go hug him. "You okay?" I asked examining him for any injuries. "Y/n I'm fine."

Mother makes her way to him and also checks him for injuries. "I pray for the strength that I will not pluck the eyeballs out of my youngest son." And does a scratching motion around his eye. "Mother, he is tired and has a few scratches." I look at her.

Chief Tonowari tries to get Aonung to apologize but Lo'ak takes the blame. What are you thinking brother. It's all his fault.

We walk back to the hut and Aonung tries speaking to me. I try ignoring until he grabs my hand and held on tightly. "Let. Go." I demand. I did not want to speak to him ever again.

"Y/n I can explain." He begs while I still dont make eye contact. I try loosening his grip but its too strong for me. I feel tears in my eyes. Don't cry now y/n.

"What's your problem Aonung? Why can't you leave them alone, leave me alone?" I'm already crying at this point. I feel his hand loosen and I quickly move my hand out of his reach. "You're terrible. Lo'ak could've been seriously hurt." I start to turn around.

"Why do you do this to me y/n?" I stop. What does he mean? I turn back around to see Aonung looking down. "Why do your feelings matter so much to me? Why do you always make me feel.." He stops.

"No." I say. He cannot be saying this right now. His face is shocked and he looks at me. "I know what your trying to say and I cannot do this right now."

I finally walk away sobbing. This can't be happening. Does he actually feel for me? This is not good.

I head back to the hut. I need to talk to Neteyam. I look for him around the hut. The only person there was Lo'ak. He looked upset and tired. "You alright brother?" I ask. He looks up and nods. I hug him.

Lo'ak was never appreciated, when we were little he got in trouble more than all of us. I always felt bad but I never said it. I spent most of our childhood trying to lessen the punishment on him. It was hard for him.

I couldn't talk to him about Aonung so I just sat there comforting him. My younger brother needed someone there for him, after dad yelled at him I just know he's feeling mad right now.

We sit there silently until he speaks. "What's with Aonung." I'm surprised. "Let's not talk about that.." I say trying to brush it off. "I see you and Tsireya together a lot." He smiles. I nudge him and he says something. I can't hear it though because it was just under a whisper.

Father walks in with Neteyam and doesn't even look at Lo'ak. "Get some rest." Neteyam says to us.

I close my eyes and try to forget everything. Aonung is a bad person I tell myself. He's not good for you.

'Just leave me alone'